【Onko Chishin! Trek-trek Sketch in Nishi-ward 7】Kasumibashi Bridge 【Onko Chishin! Trek-trek Sketch in Nishi-ward 7】Kasumibashi Bridge
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Onko Chishin! Trek-trek Sketch in Nishi-ward: Kasumibashi Bridge
Looking up from Kuboyama bus stop located on the sloping road, Kasumibashi Bridge is massive and stately. After Great Kanto earthquake in 1928 (Showa 3), the current arch-typed bridge constructed with reinforced concrete was rebuilt. Red-brick wall and gatepost first built in 1913 (Taish? 2) were reused to build the current bridge. On top of the bridge, you can enjoy streetscape of Sakainotani and Koganecho. During Obon and Ohigan, many people visiting Kuboyama cemetery pass the bridge. There used to be municipal railways route 7 bound for Yahatabashi and route 9 bound for Urafunecho passing under the bridge. Back then, there was no downtown in western Yokohama. So Isezakicho was more like downtown. I used to take the municipal railway very excitedly to go to see popular Charlie Chaplin’s movie and Disney anime movie and passed under the bridge.
Title, picture and writing by Taro Suzuki (Nishi ward Cultural Association)
※This is a sketch and writing published in Yokohama Public Relation Nishi ward edition since June 2013. Please be noted that there’s a possibility that information in the article may be changed.
(Published July in 2014)